According to an official announcement from the Smithsonian Institution, the National Museum of African American History and Culture will have its own building. The jury chaired by Museum Director Lonnie G. Bunch III selected the Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup plans for the construction of the museum. It is a team consisting of architects Adjaye Associates, The Freelon Group and David Brody Bond Aedas. The other shortlisted architects who participated in the January competition were Foster & Partners, Moshe Safdie, Devrouax & Purnell Architects, Diller Scofido and Moody Noland.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture will be located on the National Mall near the Washington Monument and it's scheduled to open in 2015.